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Foreword This user manual is briefly describing the operational aspects of the SubliXpress machine. In this document, the step-wise instructions for handling various aspects of the machine with visual screens are provided for easy and better understanding. It also describes the error messages encountered while working with the machine with appropriate remedial actions required to be taken by the user.
Editing Job ............................25 Ripping and Printing .......................... 26 DPI and Passes ..........................26 Pausing and Cancelling Printing ......................26 Feeding Time and Language Passwords ................... 27 8. Switch OFF Procedure ........................29 9. Head Cleaning ........................... 30 SubliXpress Page 2 of 36...
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Print Margin is Shifting or Junk Printing ................... 33 Print is Blur (Not Sharp) ........................33 Lines in Print ............................33 Print Not Dry ............................. 33 Heaters Not Working ........................33 Head Not Firing ..........................34 Ink Not Supply ........................... 34 SubliXpress Page 3 of 36...
Thus, this document is designed to facilitate both types of users. 2. Printer Specifications Table 1: The System Specifications of the SubliXpress SubliXpress Printing Technology Drop-on-demand, Piezo Electric Inkjet...
Fig 1: Displaying the Front View of the Machine Table 2: Different Parts of the Machine 1. Carriage Unit 2. Front Glass Door 3. Console 4. Control Panel 5. Guiding Roller 6. Dancing Roller 7. Heater 8. Wheel 9. Leveler SubliXpress Page 5 of 36...
The Back View of the machine is shown in the image below: Fig 3: Displaying the Back View of the Machine Different Parts of the Machine 1. Supply/Take-up Control Panel 2. Guiding Roller 3. Supply Roller 4. Ink Tanks 5. Take-up Roller SubliXpress Page 6 of 36...
Print Size, Print Area, DPI, Pass, and more. • Job Preview: Show the job preview as well as print progress in this area. • Job List: Displays the thumbnail preview of added jobs. • Error message: Displays the system generated error messages. SubliXpress Page 7 of 36...
Main Board to Printer Manager software. • Edit: Using this option, you can edit the previously made settings of Printer. On clicking the Edit option, the Setting window with Printer, Move, Preference, and Calibration tabs appears on the screen. SubliXpress Page 8 of 36...
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The Setting window with the Printer tab is shown in the below image: Fig 7: Displaying the Setting Window The Move tab is shown in the image below: Fig 8: Displaying the Move Tab SubliXpress Page 9 of 36...
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The Preference Tab is shown in the image below: Fig 9: Displaying the Preference Tab The Calibration tab is shown in the image below: Fig 10: Displaying the Calibration Wizard SubliXpress Page 10 of 36...
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The Multilayer print tab is shown in the image below: Fig 11: Displaying the Multilayer print The Service tab is shown in the image below: Fig 12: Displaying the Service Tab SubliXpress Page 11 of 36...
Auto stop pump ink when time out: Enable or disable the pump automatically when time out occurs. Help Menu The Help Menu is shown in the image below: Fig 14: The Help Menu Option • About: Enable to view the details about Printer Manager software viz. software version and copyrights. SubliXpress Page 12 of 36...
Step 3: Pull out enough media from the supply roller to the print bed (Roller no 5 in Fig 15). Step 4: After this, pass the media through guiding rollers and dancing. Finally, paste it on the take up roller, as shown in the image below: Fig 15: Showing the Media Path SubliXpress Page 13 of 36...
Description of different options of the Z Move section: • Z Max Len: Refers to the Z maximum height. • Head to Paper: Refers to the height from media to head plate. • Media Thickness: Refers to the media thickness. SubliXpress Page 14 of 36...
The Ink Supply System is explained through the below image: Main Board Carriage Board Control Pass Signal Signal Ink Supply Board Ink High Limit Control Pump Main Filter Ink Low Limit Bottle Fig 17: The Ink Supply System SubliXpress Page 15 of 36...
Note: Main tanks are equipped with ink level sensor which beeps once the ink level goes down. Now, pumps start working and ink start moving in the ink pipes. The ink sub tanks are shown in the below image: Fig 19: The Sub Ink Tanks with Heaters SubliXpress Page 16 of 36...
To check the nozzle, click on the Check Nozzle icon available on the Quick Access Toolbar, as shown below: Fig 21: Selecting the Check Nozzle Button In case of blockages, refer to the Head Cleaning section to perform head cleaning before proceeding to other calibration steps. SubliXpress Page 17 of 36...
Print Heads should be calibrated to ensure good printing quality. To open the Calibration Wizard, click on the Main MenuToolsCalibration Wizard path, as shown below: Fig 22: Selecting the Calibration Wizard Option This should bring up the Calibration Wizard which is shown below: Fig 23: Displaying the Calibration Wizard SubliXpress Page 18 of 36...
Right to Left test print at “0” position. In case of error in the Bi- Direction offset, the Left to Right and Right to Left print would align at some other point on the scale. SubliXpress Page 19 of 36...
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The position at which the test head aligns perfectly with the reference head, indicates the error in position. The Left Calibration Result is shown in the image below: Fig 26: The Horizontal Left Check SubliXpress Page 20 of 36...
From the above, you can conclude that the pattern is corrected at “0” position. The Step Calibration and its parameters are shown in the image below: Fig 29: The Step Calibration Parameters SubliXpress Page 21 of 36...
Setting Print Parameters Using the Printer Manager, you can manually change print preferences as per the printing requirements such as print origin, printing speed, no of steps, and more as shown below: Fig 33: Setting Printing Parameters SubliXpress Page 22 of 36...
Step 2: Navigate to the location where the image file with extension “.prt” and “.prn” is stored (Refer to Fig 35). Step 3: Click on the Open button to add the file into the Job List area, as shown below: Fig 35: Adding the Job SubliXpress Page 23 of 36...
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On selecting the Add Job option, the Open window appears and follow the above-mentioned steps to add more jobs. Note: To delete the selected job, click on the Delete job icon on the Quick Access Toolbar. SubliXpress Page 24 of 36...
Step 5: After making the desired changes, click on the OK button to apply the settings, as shown below: Fig 39: Displaying the Edit Job Form Window Similarly, you can click on any other option and its related options get enabled in the right pane of the Edit Job form. SubliXpress Page 25 of 36...
If you find any defect during the printing process, you can immediately pause or cancel the current printing job using the Pause or resume and Abort Job buttons available on the Quick Access Toolbar as shown below: Fig 42: Issuing the Pause or resume Command SubliXpress Page 26 of 36...
The Password window appears on the screen as shown below: Fig 44: The Password Window Step 2: Set values in the Time Password and Language Password fields as per the requirements (Refer to Fig 44). SubliXpress Page 27 of 36...
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Step 3: After feeding the passwords, click on the Set button in front of both the options (Refer to Fig 44). Step 4: Click on the Exit button to close the Password window (Refer to Fig 44). Note: The length of the password field must be of 16 digits. SubliXpress Page 28 of 36...
Step 6: Close the Printer Manager software. Step 7: Turn OFF the printer using the Power button. Step 8: Switch OFF the main power. Step 9: Cover all the printer. Now, the printer is switch off. SubliXpress Page 29 of 36...
Head blotting refers to the process in which the head surface area is cleaned for better printing result and quality. In SubliXpress, auto wiping option is available to clean the head surface area. The Auto Wiping option is shown in the image below:...
When heads are sprayed all the nozzles are actuated at a high rate which helps in opening up dry nozzles of the printer. To perform head spraying, click on the Spray button available under the Quick Access Toolbar, as shown below: Fig 50: Displaying the Spray Button SubliXpress Page 31 of 36...
Waste Bottle Maintenance • Check the Waste Bottle regularly and empty it, if full Print Bed Maintenance • Clean dust particles and ink stains, if any Ink Filter Maintenance • Replace the Ink Filter after six months SubliXpress Page 32 of 36...
Print Not Dry • Check UV lamp settings • Check intensity of UV lamps Heaters Not Working • Check if inlet power cord and supply power are connected • Check the set temperature in the controller SubliXpress Page 33 of 36...
Ink Not Supply • Damaged float sensitivity • Power board fault • Float power line failure • Ink sheet failure • Ink path have disclosure • No ink in the main or sub ink tanks SubliXpress Page 34 of 36...
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